Falling in love.  There is nothing quite like it.  It reminds me of going for a good run…

For those of you who know me – you must be thinking, “did David just use the word ‘run’ in a sentence?”  I would never have put the word “good” in front of the word “run” until very recently, so no worries, you’re not too out of the loop!

A month ago today, May 17th, I ran my first half marathon here in Brooklyn, NY.  I had done more training/running in the four previous months than I had in my entire life, but when I showed up to the start line 31 days ago, I didn’t know if I would make it.  I was excited and even jazzed up, but there was a little nagging voice that kept reminding me that I wasn’t cut out for this.

I think falling in love can be like this too, right?  We show up excited and even hopeful for what lies ahead.  But we’ve been hurt before, or cheated on before or any number of actions that have left us skeptical about finding a lasting love with another man or woman.

After I passed the start line the real highs and lows began – moments of joy thinking of friends and family, new love, music, all that the future might hold for me – moments of despair not believing that I could really run 13.1 miles.  The race became an immediate metaphor for life and love.

I didn’t run this literal race with anyone by my side, but the inspiration of so many loved ones and my faith carried me through.  I can’t remember another time that I couldn’t stop crying because of joy, but after the race I was inconsolable.  I was so grateful, so full of life (although I wanted to lay down for like 2 weeks), and felt so blessed to be a part of it.  In grade school I was the fat kid who could never finish running the mile (1 mile), so this task of 13.1 miles, which so many people accomplish, was a feat for me that I don’t think I’ll ever forget.

Ultimately, in the race of life and love, we simply can’t get to the finish line alone.  This first track from my video EP “Reach For Me” is called “Just Me and Just You” and is about leaving the past behind while running into new love, helping each other through it, and looking forward to that glorious moment at the race’s end.  It reflects the joy that I felt at the end of the half marathon, but more so the joy of being in love!  Enjoy!

JUST ME AND JUST YOU 

I’ll put on my red sneakers
You put on your red sneakers
And we’ll go how we do

Leave behind binding mementos
That leave my mind where the wind blows
And we’ll go how we do

And we’ll run side by side
Into the light
Away from blood and bitterness
Only to find
A blazing sign
That points us to
Just me and just you

On the way I will trip
On the way you will trip
And we’ll fall how we do

I will reach out for you
If you will reach out for me too
And we’ll go how we do

And we’ll run side by side
Into the light
Away from blood and bitterness
Only to find
A blazing sign
That points us to
Just me and just you

Ah, ah, ah
And at the race’s end
I will look to you my friend
But til then

I’ll put on my red sneakers
If you put on your red sneakers

And we’ll run side by side
Into the light
Away from blood and bitterness
Only to find
A blazing sign
That points us to
Just me and just you

Ah, ah, ah
Just me and just you